2024-03-05 08:08:14
The products of the North American companies Intel and AMD, as well as the European companies Infineon Technologies AG, STMicroelectronics NV and NXP Semiconductors NV, are among those most mentioned in customs documents. Also appearing on the scene, although to a lesser extent, are names such as Realtek Semiconductor from Taiwan and Chinese manufacturers.
In 2021, before the recent conflict between Moscow and Kyiv broke out, Russia imported $1.8 billion worth of semiconductors. In 2022, the year the war began, the import figure climbed to 2.5 billion dollars. Now, as we can see, in the first nine months of 2023, imports of 1.7 billion dollars were recorded.
The big question in the face of this reality is how Russia is doing to maintain such high levels of imports amid the sanctions. In principle, there is no evidence to support that the main technology companies are violating trade restrictions, something that, if it occurs, could have complicated consequences.